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Part 1

Introduction

Ten years ago, in 1991, I obtained my first all-transistor transceiver Icom-751
from one my very good familiar of Germany. Up to this moment I worked as the
engineer- electronics specialist and the repairman of the radio systems of
more than 15 years and it already had some experience of rotation with transceivers
Ic-735 and Ts-440s during my trips to Sweden and Germany .

First of all I included
transceiver and it delighted in by its work during several it was hour. Everything,
it seemed, functioned normally. To me was pleased both half-duplex and work
from the pedal in the telegraphic regime, when operator has the capability
transferring, to listen to in the pauses of his transfer and here to pass
into the usual regime, having simply harvested to the pedal at the necessary
moment. Earlier I used the same approach with the construction of the home-made
transverter, which worked with R -250M2.

Then I was switched to another band.
To me was not immediately pleased used by designer sufficiently foolish ergonomics
of double action, i.e., pushing of knob, and then the turning of the tuning
knob of apparatus for changing the range. However, I properly was worried,
when, being located to 14025.0 and changing range, I saw on the scale incomprehensible
21049.4 kHz!

Already having an experience with the transceivers, mentioned
above, including the apparatuses of approximately the same class - 735
and 745, I was convinced that I must prove to be after the change of range
to 21025, 28025 and so on. But mysterious 049.4 as before remained on the
scale!

I turned off transceiver, waited three minutes, then was again included
it. Strange defect was present. Those of the readers, who although once read
Murphy's laws, must know that no one immediately reads instruction, encountering
problems. Yes even Murphy's itself recommends the reading them only when
it ceases to work absolutely all. So I honestly continued further completely
in accordance with old Murphy's laws. Observing the strange transition point
with the band selection, which by no means could not be explained from the
position of the common sense (I he forgot about one - programmers in firm
ICOM generally we could ever not be wireless enthusiasts), I solved, that some
one of CMOS IS, which are been located inside, it was defective. Before the
fact in me was sufficiently "pleasant" long-term practice with Ukrainian
CMOS IS of the production of Vinnitsa plant (well this trash, 4 to you I will
report!), those with especially subjected to the effect of the fastening,
when in IS occurs the local breakdown of CMOS- structures, it begins
to consume high current, strongly it nagrevayetsya and it does not function,
in full or in part, as it is assumed to it. I opened schematic diagrams, very
rapidly revealed small RAM on the pay of processor even it defined, that IS
RAM was executed exactly on the CMOS- technology (analog of our K537RU14,
which can be here used).

Since RAM was energy-dependent, on the shawl
was present small 3 v lithium small battery with size coin, preserving contained
IS during turning offs of nourishment. 4 he already knew that turning
off of nourishment with defective CMOS IS must end the begun effect of fastening
and at the same time clean contained IS. Certainly, I was confident,
that in RAM must remain only the frequencies of the channels of memory and
other current information of processor (stack, register records) - exactly
as in those transceivers, with which 4 already dealt. Therefore 4 completely
it did not fear, what these data propadut - you will think, will introduce
the channels of memory again... I boldly it took out to shawl RAM it unsoldered
small battery by several minutes, sufficient, in order to unblock IS,
which fell into the nonstandard regime.

As unpleasantly I was struck, after
seeing disorderly rubbish from the numbers on the scale, when I again included
transceiver! Time arrived to read contrary operating instructions.

O, what
fool I was! What idiots these yaposhki!!! What feature they pushed the
control codes of processor in RAM!!! - I was scolded as medical student in
M. tven's short story.

Entered wife it was any, UA1OSA, and I shared with
it with last news, that 4 recently broken our expensive transceiver. It
is any it presented to me the unforgettable view and, neither speaking nor
word, it left. I set aside the unhappy ICOM to the side and erected in its
place old, accurate, and, that the most valuable, absolutely non-RAM YAESU
FTdx505 in order to rather call friends to the aid. Rapidly it answered my
desperate khemskiy call Rune, SM0COP. It acquired new to shawl for 50 dollars
and simply presented it to me. As reciprocal gift, I sent away to it very first
normal Soviet calllbook - the large heavy book weighing of kilogram or
near that.

After the years, many our wireless enthusiasts burn into the same
Japanese trap, as 4. And they all were forced to spend from 70 to 100 dollars
in order to purchase and to obtain to shawl RAM from ICOM directly to their
addresses.

Become aware of tagret

Purpose is realized it went time, and 4 began to think about the deadline
of service my new by that presented Rune shawls and small batteries. Firm guaranteed
only five years, but the periods of refusals can be and less... by that time
4 it already mastered rather well PiSishnye computers and was user during more
than decades. Previously we all in USSR made computers themselves, as the
reader, probably remembers, and my son, and 4 itself they were not exception.
In the number of other we repeated famous RK-86 on i8080 processor as early
as 1987 and she was about capable with the ease of programming both CMOS RAM
and PROM with UV erasure.

The computational power of any IBM PC in comparison
with 86-RK made it possible to make this with tiny IS RAM of the transceiver
simply of game.

Unfortunately, i'm not he was programmer and did not know
neither assembler nor high-level languages of programmings, for example
- C++ or Pascal, which could be used here. After I shared in ether with its
considerations with the "king of soldering iron" RU3XS, by Sergey,
according to his recommendation I was turned to other to Sergey, RW3XA, who
proved to be not only excellent DX operator, but also outstanding programmer
and most experienced electronics specialist- experimenter. And to my enthusiasm,
it had the electronic addresses of the mail both of the house and on the
work. Thus, it became the co-author of this article. The use of the scanner
and Internet made it possible to complete the rapid exchange of diagrams
and of the ideas between UA1OSM and RW3XA. And here, three months later from
that moment, as task it was set, Sergey sent communication to me, that the
programmer already functions, and program is written also. Sergey up to that
moment not had either transceiver ICOM, or the very shawls RAM, but it had
a listing of sewn in RAM manager of program, and also a schematic of the
firm programmer EX-428 of firm ICOM, the very shawls RAM and pays of the
processor of transceiver - everything that 4 I could obtain from the different
associates ether each in these years. Sergey prepared the mock-up of the
programmer, which successfully worked with his 486- m, and, similarly, could
work with any IBM - although 1980 of release. After obtaining of glad
news and diagram with the program from Sergey, I prepared the suitable to
the operation working version of programmer for the already present shawls
RAM. However, it also worked well after its first switching on.

Way barriers

Obstacles on the way several words here must be said about firm ICOM, from
the point of view of responsibility for their production and its relations
with the user. This firm is the best producer of amateurish and many other
technology for the long years. And is simultaneously enemy the number of 1
wireless enthusiasts with piarovskikh respect to the type "firm-client".
The policy of firm, approved by its headquarters, is very unfriendly, aggressive-
self-reliantly on -samurai pumped, it denies any contacts, opinions, councils
and other attempts at the feedback from the client to the firm. It sometimes
seems that the firm is not simply interested in an improvement in its production,
which refers to wireless enthusiasts. Complete opposition to this policy is
the firm policy YAESU and Ten-tech usa . These firms always of friendly
are opened to wireless enthusiast. So that if equipment ICOM would be only
worse, 4 never it began not only it to acquire, but also to generally have
any relation with this "supplier". It is understandable that any
of the wireless enthusiasts, it goes without saying, never would obtain from
the firm the codes of processor, internal soft, and so on for this domestic
experimentation - R&D, such as we ventured with Sergey, for any of
their articles - even it "19 centuries" and with the centenary beard!

The European and American branches of firm, however, proved to be friendlier
and they granted a certain information. This explainable - Europeans
almost everywhere there work and Americans - normal people, without the strange
conceit of headquarters ICOM, equivalent to conceit Napoleon Bonaparte. Thus,
it was possible to obtain the codes RAM for the usual and improved version
firmware 751 apparatuses. The reader, possibly, will say here that completely
superfluously to be turned into the firm, when it is possible simply to rewrite
the codes from the yet not devastated pay RAM, and this will be correctly
- now, when there is a finished programmer! But since the task of the copying
of the codes from one side, and the creation of programmer by pillar - with
another, are approximately equivalent on labor expenses, everything becomes
in its places - we created article, having as the model almost anything,
except our large desire.

Several words about the firm programmer
??- 428
of firm herself.

This device was created by ICOM for the reprogramming
of pays RAM under the conditions of the branches of worldwide support .
These are the expensive instrument, prepared on the base of processor 8085,
PROM, by analogous UV PROM 573RF2, its own soft,
find in this IS, and socket for one additional RF2, from which the program
for the copying was taken. I.e., programs are stored in RF PROM, specific
IS for the specific model it is necessary to put into the panel, then to
put to shawl RAM in the place for its programming, which is two rows of contact
needles, then to include programmer and to produce readout from PROM in the
memory of processor, and then - record in RAM. The indication of the fulfillment
of the operations of reading and writing occurs on liquid-crystal indicator
or light-emitting diode signal panel, set into into instrument itself.

I evaluate the cost of
?? -YA28 itself, approximately equal cost of the
transceiver, with which the discussion deals, so that does not have sense whatever
to acquire this device the firm, even if it will agree it to sell. - I is confident
moreover, that also would here follow the refusal, in view hostile- oriented
policy IccOM'a with respect to the wireless enthusiasts.

Mechanic descriptions and purchased devices

What does represent programmer outside? This is the small plastic box of two
halves, fastened along the angles by four small screws - samorezami. Inside
is located the printed-circuit board, prepared on Vol. n. "assembly mole-rat" -
to the network of openings with a step of 2.5 mm. of course it is possible
to eliminate pay of very. On the pay find two IS and landing needles for shawls
RAM. The pay of programmer is pressed between the plastic halves of box. In
the upper part of the box is cut out the window for the insert shawls RAM.
Two IS of 555 series are used, for the inexperienced amateurs it is possible
to recommend with the repetition to use sockets for IS, although this is not
compulsory.

Besides two STTL IS and sockets are necessary two rows of the
contact needles, which can be taken from any old and unfit PC computer card,
two light-emitting diodes also of resistor, one capacitor even two miniature
toggle switches.

The scarcest component is the piece of computer cable for
printer IBM PC, the so-called cable of parallel port with the joint of
the type of Centronics; moreover the presence of last joint is not compulsory.
If the reader has available the entire intact cable or it will decide him
to purchase, then it is better to purchase the mating part of the joint Centronics
for the installation on the box in order to preserve cable for the daily work
with the computer and the printer. If the joint Of Centronics is absent, or
it is damaged - it it is necessary to withdraw entirely,
and then to embroider cable inside the box.

Setting the mating part of the
joint Centronics will somewhat increase the dimensions of your box.
But it is also necessary to prepare the power unit, which would issue the stabilized
voltage of +5 volts (not more than 5.5 and not less than 4.5!!!) with the
current not less than 50 mA. The author used the existing power unit of
the portable external computer accumulator of Bernoulli - 100 mb. ZIP-drive
firm IOMEGA, which widespread in Russia. Block issues plus of 5 volts with
the current to 1 A, which is ideal for this device, those more you not will
exploit its each day. For the connection of nourishment is necessary the corresponding
joint (as on the transistor radio receiver) or the pair of clamps.

Present
version works under Windows in window DOS.

Programmer is necessary for
the following transceivers of firm ICOM, designed with the application
RAM: Models
740, 745, 751, 751?, 271?, 271?, 471?, 471?, 1271, 761, receive
R-71. of the diagram
of RAM board have two interchangeable versions. Contained RAM (codes)
they befit only for the concrete model of apparatus and they are
not interchanged.

Part I prepared for the publication on the site
S. Matveyev, ua1osm (at) arh.ru

Part 2

Introduction

it is immediately necessary to note that I am not
worshipper ICOM. So already it was formed, that that technology ICOM and KENWOOD,
with which for me it was necessary to encounter, did not leave proper impression.
As a result this affected also selection HF and VHF transceivers for itself
in favor YAESU. On the small nuance with the replacement of small battery in
transceiver ICOM 4 already somehow it heard, but perceived this simply as the
concrete result of careless handling with "thin" Japanese electronics.
There was how my surprise, when to me turned himself Sergey UA1OSM and he described
about its problem with Ic-751. On that which occurs, such occurs not too and
it is rare, and it is far from in one model of transceivers ICOM. And, that
most important, possibly entirely not through the fault of user, but through
the fault of developers ICOM. I.e. through several years of operation small
battery is discharged and data in RAM disappear, but without these data transceiver
will not earn even with the new small battery...

Certainly, you can object,
which when these transceivers were developed, yet not there were such concepts
as FLASH, EEPROM and the like. but, since as a result of the discharge of
lithium battery (even through several years) transceiver becomes absolutely
inefficient, then producer was obligated to think about his clients and to
provide something in order to exclude this situation. Simplest to place the
second holder for the battery and in the operating instructions the need for
the installation of new battery (and only after this removal of old), for example,
every 4 years... At least so would be honest and, most importantly, it is more
reliable. On the whole - puncture. But possibly, this was the simply long-term
concern about its service centers. Yes, technologies are improved also in the
contemporary transceivers of this problem no longer there exists, but on how
much already years old Japanese transceivers work, and still they will be able!
If by them a little soak. That do not say, but nevertheless fine people the
Japanese, they know how to make electronics and transceivers in particular.

Thus, in the process of considering the problem with UA1OSM we came to the
conclusion that it is good to make a programmer for Ram-unit module. Good
by this time Sergey already somehow procured the selection of piercings RAM
for several models of transceivers ICOM. I.e. it was that write and it was
necessary still than, i.e., it was necessary to make an electronic part of
the programmer and to write controlling program for it. Here I astonished second
time, occurs UA1OSM it has already sufficiently long ago discussed this problem
in ether and in this time to it not who it fell (or at least it did not respond)
from those, who could solve it. Apparently, to Sergey simply it did not transport,
or it there did not search for. 4, for example, amateur CW and DX, and
almost always in ether (if it is free from the work, the children and the wife),
although me and not frequently audibly: -) .

On the whole, the idea with
the programmer me interested, and, first of all in the fact that as a result
must come out a device sufficient simple in the repetition, with the aid
of which it is possible "to
revive" or to prolong life some IccOM- OV. On the whole, it was
necessary to be decided and to find several days that to tightly study
the embodiment of idea into the life. In principle, this programmer (Ex-428)
has long ago existed, but, as it is described above, price makes with
its inaccessible. Especially as programmer is necessary one time in several
years. By the way, this article is written precisely for those, to whom
it is interesting not only "to drive" on the transceiver, but
still also "to rinse
the brains" this transceiver. Otherwise, ~100$ for the new RAM module
plus several months of expectation there are no problems...

Schematic diagram

For programming of the module it is necessary of 4 bidirectional and 12 output
signals; therefore the most rational solution was the use of a parallel (LPT)
port of computer. Moreover with the development was considered the possibility
of the works on any computer, including XT and 286, in which were used unidirectional
LPT ports. Programmer is executed on two microcircuits, the first (K1533IR23
or
74ALS374
) is used for the catch of address, the second (
K1533AP4 or 74ALS241 )
for multiplexing of the direction of data bus with write/read. For the
nourishment of microcircuits is necessary any power unit with the output stabilized
voltage of +shchV and the current 50-100 mA. For example two batteries on ya.shchV
(for the hour of work it will be sufficient, but more and not must) + stabilizer
78L05 or power unit from the modem + 78L05.

Pic.1 Schematic diagram

Switch "Lock-Pgm" is intended for the apparatus blocking of module
from the random record with its installation or extraction from the programmer
and respectively for the start of module to the period of work with the program.
By other words to transfer switch into the position "PGM" is necessary
only after the starting of program and with the already established module.
But before the output from the program or before the extraction of module switch
must be set to the position "LOCK". The fact is that the necessary
state of the lines of port LPT is established only on the period of the work
of program, all the remaining time by these lines govern BIOS, the system or
other programs, which a concept do not have about the programmer for RAM modules.
But to what this can lead you and themselves you surmise...

Software

Program
for programming RAM of modules (icom_.pgm.exe) is written for DOS, i.e.,
for the programming will approach even XT, but, nevertheless, it excellently
works under Windows and is used direct access to registers LPT of port, passing
system drivers. After starting reveals the prompt, that it is possible to
unblock module (regime "PGM"), if it is already established.
In the program are realized only two functions - reading (Read RAM) and records
with the checking (Write/Verify RAM). With the pressure of key "R" (reading)
inquires the name of the file, in which there will be preserved current contents
of the memory of module. After the introduction of the name of file reading
and retention of data into the file begins. If the name of file is not assigned,
then contents of memory only will reflect on the screen. On the key "W" inquires
the name of the initial file, the contained which it will be recorded into
the memory of module. To program icom_.pgm.exe are applied the files with the
data for the modules of several types of transceivers. If you do not have anything
better, then try them. But if you want to reprogram the module of working transceiver
by new piercing, then it is better to first read contents of module and to
preserve him into the file, then you always be able to return module into the
initial state! Try to store such files in the special catalog in order to exclude
the loss of file with reading with the retention into the file. In the regime
of record checks for itself reading for each byte. If the recorded byte does
not coincide with schitannym, then reveals communication about the error with
the indication of the address of the written and schitannogo byte. On leaving
from the program reveals the communication, that it is necessary to block module,
for this it is necessary switch to transfer into the position "LOCK".
To take out module from the programmer is possible only in the position "LOCK",
also, after turning off of the nourishment of programmer.

Conclusion

With the
development of the apparatus and program part of the programmer i not
had real Ram-unit module. For the fixing it was necessary to make its analog
on KRSHCHE"ruy0
(KRSHCHE"ruyya it did not be located), since with respect to characteristics
they practically identical and are characterized by only organization. UA1OSM
repeated diagram, tested with the present module and... (here I it astonished
third time)... everything immediately earned, including transceiver Ic-751!
I hope, in you also everything will come out.

Conclusion 17 must be carefully bitten off or to unsolder from the
printed-circuit board (do not forget to be grounded!) and certain before
this to open completely apparatus from the network, after grounding
housing. After cutting in parallel to the made by you break to solder
diode 1N914 or similar small diode, type KD522, for example, by the
anode to IS, by cathode to the remaining diagram.

Conclusion 18 IS14
is not connected anywhere. It must be analogous with conclusion 17
connected by diode with the same point. Namely - the anode of the second
diode KD522 you solder to the conclusion 18 IS, and cathode diode-
to the cathode of the first diode, i.e., connect them together. Then
you put to shawl RAM in the place and you check apparatus. If it works
unimportantly, then it is necessary to tune phase-locked-loop frequency
control.

It is necessary to tune C107 via
the connection of the high-resistance open entrance of oscillograph
to resistor R46 on the PLLFcontrol plate.
To establish the frequency of 29999 kHz and to tune C107 before
obtaining of the value of 6,5 volts.

To verify at the frequency of 22
MHz must be approximately 1 volt, at the frequency of 35 MHz - about
7 volts. Problem in the fact that the frequency-dependent chains can
be not designed for the work to 50 MHz!

In my
IC-271H
PLLF control generally
is reconstructed from 100 to 200 MHz, but HF of the outline... alack!

About the scale and the excess discharge. Judging according to diagram
751, it has to planned identify two discharges after comma, but
then narrow-eyed this of sochli by inadvisable. In the repair book Ic-751
on page 4-16 in the diagram is drawn scale 751, where after comma
is identified not one, but two discharges.

For the dynamic indication
of frequency it answers IS1 uPD549C, for the dynamic indication
of data of detuning -IS2 of the same type. Both are there and there soldered
all sign-places of indicator, including - and not utilized. To
the entrances 2-5 ISY will be given the programming code , which
controls through its internal trigger- catch with introduction and
accumulation into the internal storage of the data about the frequency,
which enter entrance 15 ctl. Simultaneously the entrance 25 IS reset
pulses enter. By grounding entrance 1 constantly solved the record of
the manager of the program code into the the internal trigger- catch.
The illumination of segments is removed from conclusions 16-22, the
illumination of sign-places - from the conclusions 6-12 IS. Clock frequency
is determined by the capacity S2 or S', switch oned between conclusions
27 and 28.

RV3BB comments

in me ic-751 were the same problems with RAM as in you. 4 when that
it attempted to reach piercing for RAM, even it were turned to firm ICOM
through the sevisnyy center SEYKOM, which is located in our Moscow, but
they even to center did not give. It was necessary to send away RAM in
USA . Managed to me this into the kopeck. But recently it came across
to your page in the Internet.

The thanks to you RW3XA - the good matter
made. It prepared programmer- works excellently. In me was second defective
RAM -4 it replaced mPD444C by 537RU13 it played a little itself
with RAM.

So here. When I sewed RAM by your piercing, then my ICOM
began to work with small trobles (with ON of detuning RIT/XIT) and
even in regime GENE it began to work do32mgs- in all regimes both
on the method and on the transfer and after 32MHz to shch0mgs in AM and
Fm- but without the the input konturov(poetomu there was the silence
higher than 32MHz). When I sewed ram752.bin- the
same. After being convinced of the outstanding work of programmer
I it were decided to count piercing with its WORKER RAM which to
me they sent from USA . When I rewrote its EXPERIMENTAL RAM of new
prowivko1(.ram751- 1) - everything arose in its places - and not
more to 30MHz, and not troubles what.

My ICOM IC751 with factory serial number 01293. All this 4
to the fact that in them are many piercings. And not in vain they before
sewing my RAM inquired by factory serial number. Therefore I send
proshchivku by the name (ram751-1) it is possible to place of it on
site- can to whom it will prove useful. I here heard that into Ic-751
was established transverter on yyayamgs. in this case the scale it showed
this 144.000,0 discharge is to the left in me free and it living. When
barakhlila RAM it not only shone, but also money-changers its value when
I turned this valkoder. Although not necessary to change if we work
on 144.

Pathing IC-751 controller firmware.

Thus, if we place the firmware, made for 271 VHF apparatus, in 751 HF apparatus,
in the first place, nothing poor it will occur. In contrast to Ft-920,
where by the usual programming it is possible to produce many unpleasant
matters and to ruin transceiver for a long time.

Transceiver begins
to be tuned to the transmission, as I understood, in the range 100-200
MHz, and to the receivw it works on 28 MHz. I do not know, so whether
this, or it is simple illusion on the signal panel, since given PLLC
it is obvious others! It still can work on 28, this is understandable,
well and in the relation 100-200 MHz I assume that this is simply phantom
conclusion to the indication... If synthesizer in reality issues 200
MHz- this healthily, then we solder RAM boards one to another and
we switch by their way of selection necessary IS RAM. Now, accordingly
telex from headquarters ICOM, sent 27 April of 1984 by export manager
T. Okhmoto to all distrib'yutoram of this firm, programming frequency
range PLLC is achieved as follows:

For example, if
you should program reconstruction from 140 to 150 MHz on this apparatus
271, it is necessary to introduce the values

0034-F1
0033-F4

further with the remained addresses F0 This we introduced 140000 kHz.

003D-F1
003C-F5

urther with the remained addresses F0 this we introduced 150000 kHz
F it is introduced for adding the half-byte of data to the complete byte.

Accordingly, it is possible to try that? In HF transceiver:

003D F0
003C F5
003B F0

and further zero this is upper boundary of -50 MHz.

002D-F1

with 10 Hz and further F0. this lower boundary -10 Hz. now after sewing
the synthesizer KV of apparatus must work from 10 Hz to 50 MHz, the remaining
matter of the GTP- main circuit of method. But the highest discharge will
remain nonworking. Now let us displace physically the conclusions of the
illumination of discharges to one so that that information, that it were
given to the next-to-last discharge, would begin to be given to the last
(high-order) digit of indicator. I.e. - elementarily let us resolder them.

The least significant digit will be freed - it we will lead for indication
ten hertz. Actually we must wire from the conclusion of
23-7G
indicator
transfer to
27-6G
, after all of their sequential resoldering will
be freed conclusion 12G.

Then wire, that previously sealed from 27
elder conclusions we transfer to the lowest-order conclusion 5, which
corresponds to discharge 12G. from elder conclusion 6 (T0) IMS of counter
we also unsolder the same wire and is transferred it to the lowest-order
conclusion 13 (T7) IMS.

I advise from the last procedure and to begin, i.e.
- to, first of all, free the lowest-order conclusion and to resolder
to it and to the free conclusion T7 IMS both ends of the elder itself.
If with the engaging of the apparatus on this sign-place begin madly
to change ten hertz during the rotation knob- means, experiment succeeded...
and it is possible to resolder remaining conclusions!

Alternative problem decision by WA9FVP:

ATTENTION ICOM OWNERS, YOUR MEMORY CAN FAIL!

In the mid 80's Icom introduced the IC-745 transceiver and R71 short
wave receiver. A few years later the IC-751 was available. Icom also
introduced the IC-271, 471 and 1271 VHF and UHF transceivers. All six
models where frequency synthesized and microprocessor controlled using
the same replaceable plug in memory module.

It didn't take long for someone to discover that a defective or
dead lithium battery on the memory board caused the radio to become
inoperative. The Icom module stores the radios 32 memories including
important data that the radio needs to operate. When the memory backup
battery fails, the data is lost and the radio dies!

The Willco ICM-1024B "NO FAIL" memory is a replacement memory
module
that contains a Read Only Memory (ROM) that permanently stores the
radios important data and a Random Access Memory (RAM) that stores
the radios memories.

MORE MEMORIES THAN YOU'LL EVER NEED!

The Willco ICM-1024B was originally designed for the R71 receiver and
requires a modification that connects a ribbon cable to the radio's
Matrix board. The "Mod" satisfies the memory requirements for
short-wave
listening by increasing the radio's memory capacity to 1024. We also
provide a log sheet and Utility World's "Hot 250 H.F. frequencies
are
pre loaded in RAM.

NOTE: "Utility World" is edited by Larry Van Horn and published
by Monitoring Times Magazine.

EASY TO INSTALL

For Ham radio applications you probably don't need 1024 memories and
for you, the modifications aren't necessary. You can remove the ribbon
cable from the ICM-1024 and simply unplug the Icom memory module from
your IC-745, IC-751A or IC-271A. Install our board and your radio will
operate normally.

When the "mods" are performed on an R71 or IC-751, 32 banks
of
memories can be accessed directly from the front panel without adding
push
buttons or switches (the IC-745 and IC-271A will require external switches).
The heart of the ICM1024 is a custom integrated circuit that handles data
and bank switching.

HERE'S HOW IT WORKS

Even with Icom's IC-EX310 speech option installed, the SPEECH button
on your R71 or IC-751A can be used to change banks. Simply rotate the
MEMORY-CH knob and select a memory. Then press the SPEECH button and
the bank, that corresponds to a memory number, will be selected.
It's like having 32 radios in one!

Each time you press the SPEECH button on the IC-751 you step to the
next bank. The FUNC button reverses the step direction and the XIT/RIT
RESET button jumps you back to bank 1.

The IC-745, 751 and the R71 was not designed to handle 1024 memories.
Therefore, by storing a frequency that corresponds to a bank in channel
32, for example, you can determine which bank is being selected. 2.2
MHz in memory 32 can indicate that bank 22 is selected. 1.1 MHz in memory
32 indicates bank 11 is selected.

EXTENDED FREQUENCIES

Icom used the RAM based design so that they can easily modify the
radio's frequency limits for operation in other countries. We took
advantage of that and extended the frequency limits from 10 kHz to 31
MHz. The IC-271A will receive 139MHz to 152 MHz.

If your a "Lowfer", using an Icom R71 receiver, for example,
you can
copy NSS on 21.3 kHz (the USN Training Center in Annapolis Maryland).

ONE SIZE FITS ALL!

By simply adding a jumper, the ICM-1024 can be installed in an R71,
IC-751 or IC-751A, IC-745 and the IC-271A.

Replacement memories for the IC-471 and IC-1271 will be available
soon..

NNN 8/24/95

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The ICM-1024 sells for $134.95 plus $3.00 shipping in the U.S.
U.S. Customers can send a personal check, money order or cashier's check.

International price is $134.95 Plus $7.00 shipping. You can send an
international Postal money order or Cashier's cheque (U.S. dollars
only). You can also arrange an international electronic money transfer
(add
$20.00). Contact your bank for details. I can supply you with the
information that you need. Sorry, we are not setup to accept credit cards
at this time.
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